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Periodontal Conditions As Measured By Cpitn In Sudanese
Adolescents And Adults In Two Cities In Sudan
Raouf W. Ali, BDS, Cert Perio, MSc, Tryggve Lie, DDS, Cert Perio, DrOdont
Department of Periodontology, School of Dentistry, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
This study examines the prevalence and severity of periodontal conditions and estimates the periodontal treatment needs by CPITN in groups of Sudanese subjects. Study sample was grouped according to age and a totai of 264 subjects were examined, 126 adolescents and 138 adults. Results indicated that the prevalence of periodontal disease among adolescents was high, with 95.2% having pockets 4-5 mm and 4% having pocket depths S 6 mm. In the 35 to 44 years age-group, 71 % of the subjects had 4-5 mm pockets and 26% had pockets 5= 6 mm. Among the 45 to 64 years age-group, 64.5% had 4-5 mm pockets and 35.5% had pockets 2; 6 mm. AN subjects in all age-groups needed oral hygiene instructions, and almost all required calculus removal for more than 5 sextants per subject. Complex (surgical) periodontal treatment was needed by 4% of adolescents to treat about 0.1 sextants per person, and by more than 30% of all adults to treat about 0.4 to 0.8 sextants per person.
Saudi Dental Journal 1994;6(2):83-87.
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